The Big Baur Poll

[Alex]

Deffo a step up from that 4 pot wrongness

you will have to take me out in it the when its ready at a teesside park meet

Dont be speeding through any drive thru's though

[Dezzy]

I will mate

Think we are moving the replacement on my work sunday.

[Alex]

I will mate

Think we are moving the replacement on my work sunday.

You on about lees chromie getting m52'ed on sunday

[Dezzy]

Not M52'd just move to my place for welding. We have strayed slightly off topic alex. Better get back to op

[Alex]

ah rite cool

anyway baurs are uber cool

[Dezzy]

Negative mate

[Alex]

[Weezie]

Erm, I think most people would know my choice. Its like marmite, you love it or hate it.

[Blitz]

I think I want a Baur now. There just too bloody rare.

[SPADGE]

Still wonder how it was possible to sell 16% off the total production to Great-Brittain.

And anyone with some more history knowledge knows that Baur helped to save BMW after World War II.

But allthough no-brainers like Spadge walk around, most people still know to appreciate the Baur's.

And, Spadge, read instead of posting, BMW had the choice between a Karmann and Baur E21 convertible.




There must be a reason why BMW choose for Baur. And asked them to build a Baur-convertible of the E30 and help them to design the E30 Convertible.

For the ones who appreciate nice Baur's, some pictures:















Gr Jeroen

Lol you call me a 'no brainer' and then post pictures of the most putrid Baur's in an atempt to gain votes for it

Those things in the pictures are probably the nastiest looking turds i have ever seen and i would have no reservations about fragging any of them in all their collective ugliness

[Ziggy]

A Henna red 323i would be quite cool because such a thing wasn't available as a 'proper' convertible. Anything post '87 is just a bit pointless though...

[capri_rob]

A Henna red 323i would be quite cool because such a thing wasn't available as a 'proper' convertible. Anything post '87 is just a bit pointless though...

Spot on - a full convertible is always going to be the better looking more desirable car - doesn't matter what it is - another good example is the early Jag XJS with the rollover bar - ugly as hell compared to the full convertible later model - which is about the only convertible I'd ever consider buying

[Jhonno]

Wow there are some wrong'uns on here.. Who's been signing up new accounts just to vote?!

[rh306]

..if the anti-baur thing is all about the hoop, do the Baur haters also dislike 911 Targas and MK1 Karmann Golfs?

[sihooker]

..if the anti-baur thing is all about the hoop, do the Baur haters also dislike 911 Targas and MK1 Karmann Golfs?

Yes! They look trashy and 'cobbled together'. There is only one sensible option, and that is a proper E30 cab built by BMW.

Baurs remind me of the Top Gear team's attempt at a convertible using a Renault Espace...

[rh306]

..definitely a marmite thing, I'd take a 911 Targa over a Coupe every time..

[Jhonno]

..definitely a marmite thing, I'd take a 911 Targa over a Coupe every time..

[rh306]

Maybe it boils down to driving styles?

- targa motoring is all about driving in the countryside with a leggy blonde in the passenger seat who admires your innate sense of style and sophistation.

- baur-hating motoring is all about getting exicited by the 'sunroof delete' option and working out if you can get a top speed of 120 if you remove all the sound deadening and carpet

[Jhonno]

Maybe it boils down to driving styles?

- targa motoring is all about driving in the countryside with a leggy blonde in the passenger seat who admires your innate sense of style and sophistation.

- baur-hating motoring is all about getting exicited by the 'sunroof delete' option and working out if you can get a top speed of 120 if you remove all the sound deadening and carpet

Targa motoring is about not being quite sure which side you wish to bat for.. So you go for the hamfisted semi convertible option..

Baur hating is about having taste and not liking the fussy details and the worst of both worlds options..

[rh306]

...would have thought the racers on the forum would dislike the full convertible because of the flexing?

[capri_rob]

..if the anti-baur thing is all about the hoop, do the Baur haters also dislike 911 Targas and MK1 Karmann Golfs?

Yep given a choice of 911's I'd definately pick either a standard car or full convertible over a Targa every time.

The Golf Convertible has always looked like a skip with a roll-bar.

The Escort XR3i Cab was just as ugly.

[SPADGE]

Right then all you closet Baur fiends!
I have found you a new motor on ebay!!
Thank me after you have bought it

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1988-BMW-316-CABR ... 3efa0ca6c8

What an absolute crock of shite

[capri_rob]

3 spoke wheels and stick on chrome arches......how very 1994

[ivqii]

Right then all you closet Baur fiends!
I have found you a new motor on ebay!!
Thank me after you have bought it

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1988-BMW-316-CABR ... 3efa0ca6c8

What an absolute crock of shite

I think even the scrappers might turn that away

[Dezzy]

WTF is the close up of a 14" 3 spoke alloy all about? Not really a selling point is it?

[ivqii]

WTF is the close up of a 14" 3 spoke alloy all about? Not really a selling point is it?

Well if your 316 baur with 180k and a dodgy roof,needing a service and who knows what else - and you are hoping for more than 400 bucks .................................

Then you need all the help you can get

[capri_rob]

3 previous owners liked it enough to collectively do 177k in it

[gooner1]

Right then all you closet Baur fiends!
I have found you a new motor on ebay!!
Thank me after you have bought it

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1988-BMW-316-CABR ... 3efa0ca6c8

What an absolute crock of shite

Spadge, here,s a better idea. You buy it , frag,crush whatever
to it. You obvisously suffer from a very deep seated phobia
where the Baur is concerned, even if you paid the asking price, it would be cheaper than current counselling rates, surely.
C,mon mate, take it all out on this not particulary nice
specimen, and free yourself from hatred.
You know it makes sense.

[Z3I]

Right then all you closet Baur fiends!
I have found you a new motor on ebay!!
Thank me after you have bought it

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1988-BMW-316-CABR ... 3efa0ca6c8

What an absolute crock of shite

You need help.

Nobody likes a poor loser, and to highlight that particular example is just downright nasty sir!

[Jhonno]

Right then all you closet Baur fiends!
I have found you a new motor on ebay!!
Thank me after you have bought it

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1988-BMW-316-CABR ... 3efa0ca6c8

What an absolute crock of shite

You need help.

Nobody likes a poor loser, and to highlight that particular example is just downright nasty sir!

Thing is.. None of the 'nice' examples have looked any better other than being shinier..

[George]

With regards the the Baur, it's something rare and you don't see very often. Obviously the full cabrio with roof (and all windows) down looks beter but can be wobbly.

How much 'wind in the hair' experience do you get with a Baur?

Right then all you closet Baur fiends!
I have found you a new motor on ebay!!
Thank me after you have bought it

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1988-BMW-316-CABR ... 3efa0ca6c8

What an absolute crock of shite

3 Spokes!? Jesus wept!

[djk]

..if the anti-baur thing is all about the hoop, do the Baur haters also dislike 911 Targas and MK1 Karmann Golfs?

911 targas are pretty gross, but I'd probably own one as they are the cheapest 911s and I am tight. I think 911s look especially stupid as a full convertible though, and I don't think there is a car you could buy that makes a worse statement about its owner. Utter wankmobiles.

The golf convertibles are sort of 'quaint' in their way, but I don't think anyone would call them beautiful. Baurs are just rubbish

[SPADGE]

Right then all you closet Baur fiends!
I have found you a new motor on ebay!!
Thank me after you have bought it

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1988-BMW-316-CABR ... 3efa0ca6c8

What an absolute crock of shite

3 Spokes!? Jesus wept!

3 spokes to a person that bought a Baur represents an up-turn in taste in my opinion

[ShakeyC]

It might be an ugly duckling but the man says its the stiffest E30 body there is, who'd go tracking in a baur? think of it as a factory roll cage

[sihooker]

It might be an ugly duckling but the man says its the stiffest E30 body there is, who'd go tracking in a baur? think of it as a factory roll cage

Rolling one (a few times ) is about the best plan for one of them!